Dorothy Berkson Writing Award

Dorothy Berkson Writing Award in Gender Studies Overview

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Dorothy Berkson Writing Award in Gender Studies

This award recognizes written achievement (e.g., scholarly essays, research projects,creative non-fiction, fiction, poetry, or playwriting) focused on gender and authored by a senior. The award winner will be honored at a reception that celebrates Professor Berkson’s contributions to Lewis & Clark College and the excellence of current students who study gender through scholarly analysis and written expression.

Thank you to all who submitted their work and provided faculty recommendations! Our 2019 awardees will be announced in early April.

The award winners will present their papers at a reception that celebrates both their work and the graduating students of the Gender Studies minor program.

Refreshments will be served.

Submissions may come from any field of study as long as gender is central to the work. The author must be a graduating senior in 2018-19. Most often the work will be produced in the senior year, but outstanding work from one’s junior year will also be considered.

Submissions (maximum 5,000 words) must be accompanied by a faculty recommendation that provides context for the work and speaks to its merits.

Email Submission with faculty recommendation to Chelsea Jackson

Dorothy Berkson, professor emerita of English, taught at Lewis & Clark College from 1981 until her retirement in 2004. She died in April 2007. Professor Berkson was a presenter in Lewis & Clark’s first Gender Studies Symposium. For the gender studies minor, she designed a course titled Gender and Aesthetic Expression, which she continued to teach for many years.

Thank you to Dorothy Berkson’s family, friends, and colleagues, whose generous contributions have made this award possible